If we look in a dictionary, what does it tell us about Love? Love is defined as “an intense feeling of deep affection.” This definition is informative, but it doesn’t actually help us to comprehend the full meaning of Love. Understanding Love requires us to find its fullest meaning and truth within ourselves. Love is the process and product of creative skill. No one can find Love for you. All a teacher can do is help a student chart a path that will lead to personal realizations. As in all human challenges, it is in the doing that you will know.

Many people tend to focus on romantic Love when, in fact, we Love in many unromantic ways: our Love of country, family, pets, and beliefs. In order to know Love, we have to explore it on all levels. It is not enough to look only at physical Love or the feelings of Love. We also must be prepared to reach Divine Love if we want to have a complete experience. Only by first understanding self and then reaching for the Divine, are we able to discover the depth, breadth, nuance, and direct experience of Love.